At Cornell, Harrison was a student-elected member of the university board of trustees, active in student government, a disc jockey at WVBR-FM, brother of Sigma Phi, and member of the Quill and Dagger society.
He joined Goldman Sachs in 1987, where he became a partner in the firm’s investment banking division and global co-head of its Communications, Media, and Entertainment group until 2003. From 1981 to 1987, Harrison practiced corporate law in the New York and Paris offices of Davis, Polk and Wardwell.
Harrison serves as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust, a director of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, chairman emeritus of the Henry Street Settlement Board of Directors, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
^In conversation with Mr. Robert S. Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative Impact Quarterly; January 27, 2015
^Members of the Board of Trustees: Cornell University Office of the Corporation accessed October 3, 2016
^Harrison elected next Chair of Cornell Board of Trustees Cornell News; March 11, 2011
^Ethics in Business: Interview with Robert S. Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative by Julia Taylor Kennedy; Carnegie Council - Global Policy Innovations (GPI) | August 25, 2009
^Facilitator | Robert Harrison, CEO, Clinton Global Initiative By Claire Lambrecht; ZDNet; January 29, 2013
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robert, harrison, financier, robert, harrison, american, banker, lawyer, educational, philanthropic, administrator, served, chief, executive, officer, clinton, global, initiative, from, 2007, 2016, first, executive, director, clinton, foundation, childhood, ob. Robert S Harrison is an American banker lawyer and educational amp philanthropic administrator 1 He served as the chief executive officer of the Clinton Global Initiative from 2007 to 2016 and was the first executive director of the Clinton Foundation s childhood obesity initiative from 2005 to 2007 1 He has been a member of the Clinton Foundation s Board of Directors since 2018 He previously served as the chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2022 2 3 4 Harrison received a bachelor s degree from Cornell University in 1976 and subsequently was a Rhodes Scholar at University of Oxford and received a juris doctor from Yale University 5 At Cornell Harrison was a student elected member of the university board of trustees active in student government a disc jockey at WVBR FM brother of Sigma Phi and member of the Quill and Dagger society He joined Goldman Sachs in 1987 where he became a partner in the firm s investment banking division and global co head of its Communications Media and Entertainment group until 2003 From 1981 to 1987 Harrison practiced corporate law in the New York and Paris offices of Davis Polk and Wardwell He also fundraised for the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark and John Kerry 6 7 Harrison serves as a trustee of the Rhodes Trust a director of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars chairman emeritus of the Henry Street Settlement Board of Directors and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations Academic officesPreceded byPeter C Meinig Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees2011 2022 Succeeded byKraig H KayserReferences edit a b Leadership Team Clinton Foundation accessed July 17 2021 1 In conversation with Mr Robert S Harrison CEO Clinton Global Initiative Impact Quarterly January 27 2015 Members of the Board of Trustees Cornell University Office of the Corporation accessed October 3 2016 Harrison elected next Chair of Cornell Board of Trustees Cornell News March 11 2011 Ethics in Business Interview with Robert S Harrison CEO Clinton Global Initiative by Julia Taylor Kennedy Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations GPI August 25 2009 Facilitator Robert Harrison CEO Clinton Global Initiative By Claire Lambrecht ZDNet January 29 2013 nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic administrator born in the 20th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a chief executive from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Harrison financier amp oldid 1178278849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
